By Kanupriya Kapoor JAKARTA (Reuters) - Family planning efforts have stagnated in Indonesia over a decade of democratic rule and the world's fourth most populous country risks squandering a so-called demographic dividend that a youthful, productive population should deliver. Indonesia has failed to meet its target for bringing down the birth rate and its population is set to grow by nearly a third, to 305 million people, by 2035 from 240 million now, the statistics agency said on Wednesday. But without improvements in education and job prospects, the growing population could become a burden, threatening the growth and development of Southeast Asia's largest economy. "Indonesia has a window of opportunity between now and 2030, when there will be an explosion in the working age group," said Wendy Hartono, deputy head of the national family planning agency.
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